Abangan- Nominal Muslims who identify
themselves as Moslems but don’t follow many of the Islam rites and rituals as
opposed to santri Moslems who tend to be more religious.

Aidit, D. N.- Leader of the Indonesian
Communist Party (PKI) who was accused of being the force behind the September
30th Movement

Abdurrahman, Wahid (Gus Dar) – leader
of the NU Party who was elected as President of Indonesia in 1999.Impeached from power for alleged corrupt
practices.

“Berkeley mafia”- nickname of Suharto’s
economic advisors who were trained at UC Berkeley.They provided economic expertise to help
generate political support for the New Order’s economic policies.

DPR-House of People's Representatives;
one of the two represen­tative bodies provided for in the 1945 Constitution

Hatta, Mohammed- Indonesian nationalist
leader who served as Indonesia’s first Vice-President.

IGGI- Acronym for Inter-Governmental
Group on Indonesia, the international group which rescheduled Indonesian debts
after Suharto came to power in 1966.

MPR-People's Consultative Assembly; one
of the two representa­tive bodies provided for in the 1945 Constitution.

Nasution, Abdul Haris- Indonesian army
general and former Defense Minister who was targeted for assassination during
the September 30th Movement.He managed
to escape before being killed.Author of
the concept of the dual function of the army

NU- Islamic Scholars Party.The major Islamic political party strong in
the rural areas of Java.Gus Dur (Wahid
Abdurrahman) led this party in the recent past.

Pancasila (Pantja Sila) Five Principles
of the Indonesian Republic which include: Belief in God, National Unity,
Humanitarianism, People's Sovereignty, Social Justice and Prosperity. They were
devised by Sukarno in July 1945 shortly before the
declaration of independence to identify the basic belief's which united all
Indonesians despite their other cultural and ideological differences. Under
Suharto's New Order, the Pancasila became for a time
the ideological vehicle for a corporatist state.

Pertamina- Indonesian National Oil
Company that provided a large amount of revenue to the central government as
well as the Indonesian military who ran it.

PETA-Indonesian auxiliary army units established during the Japanese
occupation.Many of its members became
high-ranking military officers and political leaders in Indonesia.

PNI- the Indonesian Nationalist Party,
a secular-oriented Indonesian party which emphasized nationalism,
anti-imperialism and concern for the Indonesian peasantry.

PKI- the Indonesian Communist Party led
by D.N. Aidit which was a major political force in the Liberal Democracy and
Guided Democracy period.Strong among
the rural peasants a Java.

PDI– Indonesian Democratic Party led by
Megawati Sukarnoputri, the successor party to the PNI.This party is a secular nationalist party that
campaigned against corruption.Distrusted by many high ranking members of the Indonesian army.

PPP-Development Unity Party; the
amalgamated Muslim parties

PRRI- the Revolutionary Government of
the Republic of Indonesia, the name of the 1958 regional rebellion directed at
the national government.This rebellion
was materially assisted by the CIA, but was crushed by the Indonesian army.

Golkar- an association of
army-sponsored associations and trade unions that became the main electoral
vehicle for Suharto’s New Order government

Sjahrir, Sutan- Revolutionary
Indonesian leader of the PSI, the Indonesian Socialist Party.He served as the first Prime Minister of
Indonesia.He was very popular among
intellectuals and Indonesian youth.

Suharto- Indonesian army leader who
rallied the Army Strategic Reserve Command (KOSTRAD) to defeat those who led
the 1965 coup.Served as President of
Indonesian Republic from 1966-1998 until he was forced to resign.

Sukarno- Indonesian nationalist leader
who rallied the Indonesian people to overthrow the Dutch colonial rulers.Served as President of the Republic form 1949
through 1966.

Sukaroputri, Megawati- the daughter of former
President Sukarno.Presently serves as
the President of the Republic of Indonesia

GESTAPU- the acronym for the September
30th Movement, the abortive “communist” coup that resulted in the demise of the
PKI and the emergence of the army under Suharto as the new President of the
Republic of Indonesia.

Lieutenant-Colonel Untung- Commander of
the Indonesian palace guard who launched the September 30th Movement in an
effort to protect President Sukarno from a suspected army coup scheduled for
Armed Forced Day.